WHAT THE CREW WILL BE DOING BEFORE RETURNING TO EARTH, AND SPACEX LAUNCHED A FALCON NINE ROCKET FROM VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE TONIGHT, AND YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EMAILING US. VIEWER JOSEPH BRENNAN CAPTURED THIS VIDEO OF THE VAPOR TRAIL. TAKE A LOOK. HE RECORDED IT AROUND 755 TONIGHT. THAT’S ABOUT SIX MINUTES AFTER THE ROCKET WAS LAUNCHED. THE ROCKET WAS CARRYING 25 STARLINK SATELLITES INTO LOW EARTH ORBIT. WE ALSO GOT THIS PHOTO FROM PATTI FULLER IN DOWNTOWN SONORA. YET DIFFERENT VIEW. HERE. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE ROCKET’S VAPOR TRAIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY VIDEOS OR PICTURES OF THE ROCKET LAUNCH, WE’D LIKE TO SEE THEM. YOU CAN SHARE THEM BY SCANNING THE QR CODE RIGH
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch is visible in Northern California
Updated: 10:41 PM PDT Apr 6, 2026
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, creating a visible vapor trail seen across Northern California.Viewer Joseph Branham captured video of the vapor trail, recording it at 7:55 p.m., six minutes after the rocket was launched. The rocket was carrying 25 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.A photo shared by Patty Fuller in downtown Sonora showed the rocket’s vapor trail. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, creating a visible vapor trail seen across Northern California.
Viewer Joseph Branham captured video of the vapor trail, recording it at 7:55 p.m., six minutes after the rocket was launched. The rocket was carrying 25 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
A photo shared by Patty Fuller in downtown Sonora showed the rocket’s vapor trail.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel